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We might think we are big enough, and strong enough to go it alone but you will soon find when the going gets tough you need people there to support you.

This week’s column is one of the most difficult I have written and if it hadn’t been for a request from The Swansea Bay University Health Board I would never have thought to write it.

This week, as I was taking my daily constitutional around Mumbles I saw the most amazing sight. It actually made me stop and rub my eyes to see if I was imagining things.

This week I’ve been sharing some private diary entries from 1979 with a group of men in their 60’s,. I had been searching for the diary for a different reason but when I found the information I did, I just had to share it with them.

I remember an old and wise Radio Producer telling me that I should never take the role of being a Radio Presenter for granted. ‘Everyday’, he said ‘you get a chance to talk to people, that most of the world only ever hear on the radio’.

Over the past few years I seem to spend a lot of time on the phone, or email or drinking coffee with Ian Parsons from Neath, the man I call Wales’ answer to Cameron Mackintosh.

The trouble with reaching this great age is that I sometimes forget about some of the more unusual projects I have been involved in along the way. Like that time I had a big dance hit record in Italy…a masterpiece amongst enthusiasts and collectors of dancefloor sleaze and downtempo wellness.

As I build up to the climax of my Golden Jubilee with a concert at the Swansea Arena on 3rd October I will be releasing a new track every month. This month’s release is a special collaboration with Grammy nominated Zeke Listenbee. Next month’s release features the piano played by Paul McCartney on ‘Live and let Die’.

Another whirlwind week. If I’m lucky I might meet myself coming back sometime on Sunday!!!

The week started in Westminster, took in Aberystwyth, Onllwyn Swansea Market and Tabernacle Morriston and ends tomorrow at Swansea Arena.